prematurely exhausted sentences

[psocoptera]

I sort of expected to feel this tired by Thursday, by the time Josh comes home from his trip. Feeling it the morning he left is not a great sign. (The night before he left was not a great time for Juniper to have one of her fussy nights, ugh.)

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[gannet.livejournal.com]

Oh, no. I'm sorry!

Good luck with temporary single parenthood.

You might well have this trick or a similar one in your repertoire already: when I've been feeling at my most tired and grumpy and still had to take care of T, the best way to keep my temper under control (and also keep him amused when I've been too tired to be entertaining) has been to take him out in public to a kid-friendly place. Library? Science museum? Park with toddler equipment? (Weather permitting.)

The prep time has always seemed daunting, but it really has helped me a lot. For one thing, I've felt less cooped up when I've done this. For another, I'm less likely to shout at T if we're in public.

[psocoptera.livejournal.com]

Yeah, something like that might have been a good idea, and we even had a planned outing, but I was too tired to drive safely. Plus I get scared to leave the house, because if we go out and she naps while I can't, disaster. Having gotten that nap, we had a nice afternoon, so that's something.

[gannet.livejournal.com]

*whew*

I'm glad you had good naps. (And I'm glad you can nap when she does - I can't unless I'm sick, and my body doesn't count sleep deprivation as sick, alas.)